Swing-chair



N. H. MILLER. I

SWING CHAIR APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1918.

Patented Jan. 13, 1920.

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SWING CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I8 1918.

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SWING-CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. '13, 1920.

Application filed May 18, 1918. Serial No. 235,274.

To all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that I, NORMAN H. MILLER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Meadville, in the county of Crawford, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Swing-Chair; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved swing chair for porch swings, and an object of the invention is to provide a simple, efficient, practical and proved device of this kind which may be manufactured for a small cost and sold at a reasonable profit.

A further object of the invention is to provide a swing chair which is collapsible.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means for holding the parts in their extended positions ready for use.

A further object of the invention is the provision of improved means for holding the parts collap'sed.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitate alterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts as hereinafter set forth shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the swing chair showing the same constructed in accordance with the invention, and the parts in position ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the swing chair showing the same collapsed.

Fig. 5 is a detail view on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designates the back section of the chair and the end pieces 2 of the back on their front faces have extensions 3. The end sections of the swing chair are designated by the numeral 4. Secured to the upper and lower ends of the extension 3 are plates 5 and 6, and secured to the lower edges of the end sections 4 of the chair at the rear thereof are plates 7. Passing through the rear end portions of the upper rails 8 of the end sections 4 of the chair, and through the plates 6 and 7 (which overlap) are rod bolts 9, the upper ends of which have eyes 10,

there being washers 11 between the eyes and the upper faces of the rails 8. Suitable nuts 12 are mounted upon the lower ends to hold the rods in place. The rear end of the rails 8 of the end sections 4 are cutaway or notched as shown at 13 to engage the posts of the back section of the chair, whereby the extensions 14 may overlap or overlie the end posts of the back section to reinforce the end sections of the chair. The swing chair has I a seat section 15, which is hingedly united or connected to the back section as shown at 16, whereby the seat section may open clownwardly, and allowed to close upwardly against back sections when the chair is collapsed. When the seat section is open downwardly, its back rail 17 engages a ledge 18 of the lower rail of the back section. Also when the seat section is opened downwardly, its end rails rest upon ledges 19 of the lower rails of the end sections of the chair. The under faces of the end rails of the seat section adjacent their forward ends are provided with angular ribs or keepers 20. Passing through the forward ends of the upper and lower rails of the end sections of the chair are rod bolts 21, the upper ends having eyes 22, there being washers 23 between the eyes 22 and the upper rails 8 of the end sections 4. The eyes 10 and 22 are designed to receive the lower ends of supporting cables (not shown) for the swing chair. The under faces of the lower rails of the end sections 4 at their forward ends are provided with recesses 24, in which the plates 25 are secured by the nuts 26, which are threaded upon the lower ends of the rods 21. The plates 25 are provided with angle ends 27, which engage the angled ribs or keepers 20, thereby preventing outward lateral movement of the end sections of the chair when the sections are open. The supporting ledge 18 is provided with notches 28 to receive the angle ends 27 of the plates 25, when the end sections of the chair are closed. Mounted in guides 29 are slidable rods or holding devices 30 having handles 31. When the seat section is closed against the back sec-' tion, and the end sections closed against the under face of the seat section, so that the angle ends 27 may engage the notches 28 the sliding rods or holding members 30 may be moved to engage behind the angle ends 27 of the plates 25, and hold the end sections collapsed.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is In a collapsible swing chair, comprising a seat section and a back section, said sections being hingedly' connected to each ther,end sections hingedly connected to the ends of the back. section, the inner edges of the lower rails of the end sections being provided with rabbets thereby forming a ledge at the .lower ends of said rails for supportingthe ends of the seat section, the under faces of the lower rails of the end sections being provided with plateshaving upwardly extending right angled arms spaced from the ledges of said rails and adapted to receive between the ledges and the upwardly extending right angled arms lugs carried by the under face of the seat section at the ends thereof, recesses in the lower rail of the back section for the reception of the upstanding right angled arms when the sections are folded upon themselves and slidable pins carried by the inner face of the lower rails of the back section and adapted to be forced over the notches therein for preventing the right angled upstanding arrns of the plates carried by the end pieces from coming out of said notches thereby securely holding the chair in collapsed condition.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing wltnesses.

NORMAN H. MILLER.

Witnesses:

CLARENCE DE VORE, JOHN W. MILLER. 

